ERIC Number: EJ1056185
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jan
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0273-5024
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Assisting Preservice Teachers toward More Motivationally Supportive Instruction
Perlman, Dana
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v34 n1 p119-130 Jan 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of an intervention grounded in Self-Determination Theory on preservice teachers' instructional behaviors and the motivational responses of their students. A total of 62 preservice physical education teachers enrolled in a secondary physical education content and methods course were randomly assigned to either a treatment (n = 31) or a control group (n = 31). The study employed a pretest/posttest design and data were collected through: (a) observation of preservice teachers' instruction, (b) a survey measuring preservice teachers' perceptions of their autonomy support, and (c) a survey measuring secondary students' motivation. Data analysis used repeated-measures ANOVAs to examine differences between the groups. Results indicated significant changes in autonomy-support for both teachers and students exposed to the intervention.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Self Determination, Preservice Teachers, Teaching Skills, Student Motivation, Physical Education Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Methods Courses, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Comparative Analysis, Observation, Surveys, Pretests Posttests, Statistical Analysis, Questionnaires, Likert Scales, Grade 9, Team Sports
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; High Schools
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Language: English
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